Taiba romps in Malibu; Fun to Dream lands La Brea
Trainer Bob Baffert pulled off a Grade 1 double on opening day of the Santa Anita meet, nabbing the Malibu with Taiba and the La Brea with Fun to Dream. […]
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Mike Smith, Hard Not to Love score record-equaling win in La Brea
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith made history in Saturday’s $300,000 La Brea (G1) on Santa Anita’s opening day, producing 11-1 longshot Hard Not to Love from off the pace to secure his 216th Grade […]
Omaha Beach faces four in Malibu, Bellafina highlights La Brea on Santa Anita opener
A pair of Grade 1 tilts for 3-year-olds, the $300,000 Malibu and $300,000 La Brea, are among the seven stakes offered on Saturday’s opening-day program at Santa Anita. Both races have been delayed a couple […]
Spiced Perfection defeats open rivals in La Brea; River Boyne delivers in Mathis Brothers Mile
A three-time stakes winner over California-bred rivals, Spiced Perfection made the jump to open stakes company a winning one in Wednesday’s $300,000 La Brea (G1) at Santa Anita. The Brian Koriner-trained daughter of Smiling Tiger […]
Dream Tree heads nine in La Brea; River Boyne tops Mathis Brothers Mile
Forced to miss the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) due to an entrapped epiglottis, unbeaten Dream Tree can still conclude her three-year-old season on a high note in Wednesday’s $300,000 La Brea (G1). Drayden Van Dyke […]
Upcoming Stakes for December 20 – 26
Gulfstream Park plays host to the only graded contest for the upcoming weekend, with the Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) attracting a field of 11 to sprint seven furlongs on Saturday. Aqueduct will also draw attention […]
Unique Bella overhauls Paradise Woods in La Brea
After overexerting herself early when flopping as the even-money favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella rebounded courtesy of a stalk-and-pounce trip in the $301,035 La Brea […]
Paradise Woods, Unique Bella square off in La Brea
Though both were pointing for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) earlier this year, Paradise Woods and Unique Bella missed out on running against each other. The talented duo even ended up in different Breeders’ Cup races […]
Constellation wears down Finley’sluckycharm to upset La Brea
Constellation improved to two-for-two for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer with an upset victory over Finley’sluckycharm in Monday’s $301,035 La Brea (G1) at Santa Anita. Sent off at 12-1, Constellation pressed Finley’sluckycharm through splits of :22.24 and […]
Malibu, La Brea top Santa Anita opener
Fields have been drawn for the winter-spring meet opener at Santa Anita on December 26. The nine-race program features four graded stakes, including the $300,000 Malibu (G1) for three-year-olds and the $300,000 La Brea (G1) […]